Carved is back at Descanso Gardens, and the new restaurant Farmhouse is embracing the flavors of fall with comforting dishes and seasonally inspired cocktails.
The curated menu is a collaboration between Partner and esteemed Chef Rich Mead, renowned for his decades-long partnerships with local, sustainably minded farmers for four decades. He teamed up with culinary artist Executive Chef Adam Cherney to bring an exciting, fine dining venue to La Canada Flintridge.
Their new menu reflects a shared commitment to local ingredients, showcasing the best of the seasonal harvest. On the menu dishes dazzle with farm-fresh Pink Lady apples and pomegranates, to butternut squash and pumpkin.
Set against the breathtaking fall backdrop of Descanso Gardens, Farmhouse offers an upgraded seasonal dining experience capturing the beauty and bounty of autumn in Southern California.
Fall Menu highlights include raw Brussels Sprouts with baby bok choy, anchovy vinaigrette, breadcrumbs, and calabrian chile oil. For those who prefer Roasted Brussels Sprouts there is a ponzu, black vinegar, palm sugar, scallion, and cilantro glaze to bring out exciting flavors.
Other menu items include roasted parsnips enhanced with curry salt, pomegranate, pink peppercorn, coconut and pickled fresnos. The Acorn Squash is filled with Tehachapi grain project red fife wheat, black currants pine nuts and salsa macha.
Farmhouse favorites are the healthy market crudite with romesco and ranch dips, and the Farmhouse Salad. This new one has slices of Pink Lady apples, candied pecans, gorgonzola, shaved fennel, dried cranberries and a Meyer lemon vinaigrette.
Seafood entrees include pasta with an ethereal cioppino broth, pernod, shaved fennel, shrimp, mussels and halibut. The seared salmon offers an exciting flavor profile with coconut vadouvan broth, butternut squash puree, mizuna, pomegranate and persimmons.
The hearty grilled pork tenderloin comes with sausage bread pudding, braised red cabbage, quince, apple compote, roasted apple, dandelion greens, fried sage, and an exquisite Applejack Brandy sauce. Be sure to add the roasted Fingerling potatoes topped with garlic parmesan butter, sunchoke puree, and crunchy sunchoke chips.
Featured fall cocktails include the Drunken Pumpkin made with bourbon, pumpkin, lemon, and a sprinkle of cinnamon. The immersive Black Lagoon is a rum based craft cocktail with pineapple, lime, and activated charcoal to give an eerie appearance.
Carved inspired menu items appear throughout the autumn season and during Descanso Gardens’ family-friendly Halloween walking through the gardens multi-sensory experience. Carved runs from October 3–30, 2025. Follow @farmhousedg for updates, behind-the-scenes content and restaurant news.
